Chinese anti-corruption activists have been imprisoned.

It seems corrupt officials in China are too big to embarrass, much as corrupt banks in the US are too big to jail.

Other governments including Germany and Denmark let the NSA run taps on cables.

Detroit is shutting off water for tens of thousands of residents who can't afford to pay.

Governments imperil people's access to water by allowing companies such as Nestle more influence than people in their water policy decisions.

Providing fresh water to every human being is squeezed between resource grabs by the rich on one side, and population growth on the other. We need to end both of them.

Blocking people with a history of violent mental illness from buying guns substantially reduces their likelihood of shooting anyone — but those people are so few in number that it makes a tiny difference in the total number of shootings.

The article suggests other approaches that could have more effect.

According to Bowling for Columbine, Canada makes it easy to own a gun but puts lots of safety restrictions on how to store them and how to take them out of the house — and has a much lower rate of gun crime. Perhaps this is a good approach to follow.

Banning large magazines seems to have common sense, too.

Wisconsin Governor Walker is connected to violations of campaign laws.